Apprentice Engineer – Acorn Stairlifts

If you are a practically minded person and are looking for an engineering apprenticeship, this is a wonderful opportunity to join a world leading company as part of their highly skilled engineering team.

Acorn are a global company established in 1992. We have grown to have over 1400 employees worldwide. We specialise in making stairlifts – it’s all we do! We build all our stairlifts in our United Kingdom factories and export them to locations all over the world. Somewhere in the world, one of our stairlifts is installed every 8 minutes.

Due to continued growth, we are now recruiting for an additional apprentice to join our team at our modern and highly equipped manufacturing facility in Steeton, West Yorkshire.

The ideal candidate would need to demonstrate basic practical skills and have a logical approach to problem solving in a technical and evolving industry. The successful applicant will be hands on team player in an environment where versatility is extremely important. You will be working towards your NVQ level 3 in engineering.

Duties will include

Organising routine servicing schedules

Checking and calibrating instruments to make sure they are accurate

Fitting new parts

Carrying out quality inspections of machines

Responding immediately to equipment breakdowns

Using our MRO process

Fixing faults or arranging for replacements to be installed.

Keeping production managers informed of progress

Working within the Maintenance team

Finding and fixing faults and recalibrating instruments

Oiling and cleaning machinery and parts

Overhauling and replacing parts according to schedule

Responding immediately to machinery breakdowns

Manufacturing spare parts within machine shop.

Qualifications Required

GCSE grades C/4 or above in Maths and English AS levels ( or equivalent).

Acceptance is subject to college initial assessment, and interview.

Skills Required

An excellent team player
An effective communicator
To have a good engineering acumen
Ability to plan and work to deadlines under pressure
Motivated and forward thinking
Good level of literacy and numeracy skills
Personable, willing and enthusiastic

Personal Qualities

You will need to be:

Reliable and punctual with the ability to work individually and as part of a team.
A pro-active approach to learning and work is essential.
Degree of maturity required

Course content: The Engineering Manufacture framework is designed to develop practical skills, knowledge & competence through a mix of learning in the workplace, formal off-the-job training and the opportunity to practice and embed new skills in a real work context. On completion they will be capable of undertaking a range of duties at operator, semi-skilled, craft or technician level as appropriate within the following engineering sub-sectors: Automotive, Aerospace, Electronics, Mechanical, Marine, Electrical, Metal goods and other transport equipment.